Tanaka Junichirou, Sugimoto Kazushi, Shiraki Katsuya, Beppu Tetsuya, Yoneda Kentarou, Fuke Hiroyuki, Yamamoto Norihiko, Ito Keiichi, Takei Yoshiyuki
Department of Gastroenterology, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu.
Intern Med. 2008;47(8):747-9. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.47.0653. Epub 2008 Apr 16.
A 51-year-old man developed type 1 diabetes mellitus following 24 weeks of treatment with recombinant alpha-2b peginterferon plus ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C. Pancreatic autoantibody tests were negative before the start of therapy, but a significant increase in glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) antibody titer was seen after 24 weeks of treatment. Six months after the onset of type 1 diabetes mellitus, the patient continues to receive 40 units of insulin daily. The clinical course suggested that recombinant alpha-2b peginterferon plus ribavirin provoked type 1 diabetes mellitus, therefore, in patients who are candidates for interferon therapy the presence of pancreatic autoantibodies and the fasting plasma glucose level should be investigated before and during treatment.
一名51岁男性在接受重组α-2b聚乙二醇干扰素联合利巴韦林治疗慢性丙型肝炎24周后发生了1型糖尿病。治疗开始前胰腺自身抗体检测为阴性,但治疗24周后谷氨酸脱羧酶(GAD)抗体滴度显著升高。1型糖尿病发病6个月后,该患者继续每日接受40单位胰岛素治疗。临床病程提示重组α-2b聚乙二醇干扰素联合利巴韦林诱发了1型糖尿病,因此,对于干扰素治疗的候选患者,治疗前和治疗期间应检测胰腺自身抗体及空腹血糖水平。